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1776 made in 1972 Musical. Fairly historically correct, but fantastic as regards being reminded that our founding fathers, ate, drank, had sex, slept, much as men today. Taking them out of the musty attic of ‘icon’s wearing powdered wigs.
Best Songs, which should give you a throat clutch:
Momma Look Sharp: a courier who brings repeated requests for supplies to the Congress from General Washington; describes the death of a very young solider.
Molasses to Rum (?) During the heated debates between Jefferson (anti) and South Carolinian Edward Rutledge (pro) slavery. About the trafficking in humans called the Golden Triangle.
Franklin: Treason is a charge used by winners as an excuse for hanging the losers.
Adams: I have better things to do than stand here listening to you quote yourself.
Franklin: Aw, that was a new one
Laurence Of Arabia: 1962. Better to read “Seven Pillars of Wisdom” for yourself, but this film on widescreen is something to behold. I always love Peter O’Toole.
The Wind and the Lion A search on this forum under the “Studio Feedback” will tell you how many (like myself) are stuck on lines from this movie. One I live by: “Is there not one thing in your life, worth losing everything for”
Very loosely based on an incident during Teddy Roosevelt's run for re-election after he completed the President's term when McKinley died after an assasiation attempt. Candice Bergen’s role was in history a businessman kidnapped by Berber Pirates from the Barbary Coast. Best accurate “capture” of the dynamic personality of one of my favorite top 3 presidents. Teddy R
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Cleopatra and surprisingly this movie is very accurate as regards what is known about the Greatest and Last Queen of Egypt. Cost a fortune to make and the sets (for its time) show this.
Camelot Musical 1967 Peter O’Toole, Vanessa Redgrave Accurate to some ‘legends’ regarding the ‘myth’ of King Arthur, Guenevere and Lancelot. Over the top but surpassingly poignant as regards a love triangle.
The Lion in Winter 1968 Again fairly accurate on the history of the Plangent family dynamics of Richard II.
Big plus for this film, The King realistically kicking chickens out of the way in the big hall. Dialogue, Dialogue, and Dialogue. Rapier wit by the ScreenWriter for his charaters. + Katherine Hepburn
White Squall 1996 Directed by Ridley Scott. Tragic coming of age story, based on the real-life sinking of the “Albatross” I love the passionate pleas in court by one of the boys paraphrased: “why does an accident have to always be someone’s fault, why can’t it just be an accident”.
A movie for sailors, and about how boys become men.
Period Piece: Restoration 1995 I don’t like Robert Downy but he was excellent in this role, as a man caught up into the intrigues of King Charles II lust for his mistress.
The War Lord Period piece.
Charlton Heston. 1965. Little known period piece about a Norman Knight. Some would hate this, - but great realistic flavor on both the castle, - tiny as it should be, and the authentic Norman haircuts. Story centers on feudal barbarism and Droit de cuissage which was a French custom concerning the rights of a feudal lord to sleep with the bride of a vassal on her wedding night. (Hint: he keeps her).
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